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The Devil in the White City (Abridged): Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
11 reviews
kodi_rae's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Suicide, Child death, Medical content, and Animal death
Minor: Dementia, Mental illness, Blood, Gun violence, Excrement, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism, and Abortion
bookycnidaria's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Dementia, Child abuse, Racism, Child death, Murder, and Mental illness
eliya's review against another edition
3.5
i started on sept 7th and MAN did it slow me down. took me 11h 46m to read and i was not very motivated to read it, but once you get in the groove it reads like gossip.
some people don’t recommend doing the audiobook and reading at the same time but i honestly do recommend it. there are some differences in the wording, some paragraphs added or taken out here and there, but it felt like i got the full recounting.
the author is very clever in the way he kind of leaves little foreshadowing clues - toward the end i think i was a little over the “that was… until” type of wording from him though. omnipresent in the most educated way lol. felt very much like i was living it // a work of fiction rather than an amalgamation of random facts here and there.
really enjoyed learning about the chicago fair, crazy how many things were just accepted because of the time. i would not have like to be apart of that time lol.
i made so many notes reading this lol there were so many fun facts that felt so important i’m glad - really glad - i read this but MAN i’m also glad it’s over
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Violence, and Classism
Moderate: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content and Terminal illness
crownoflaurel's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Death, Colonisation, and Child death
Moderate: Classism and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Xenophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Trafficking, and Stalking
amsswim's review against another edition
5.0
I am already a big fan of non-fiction literature and historical reads, this combines the best of them both. This non-fiction book read like fiction in my opinion, making it quick to go by. The many intertwining stories were not difficult to keep track of and all interesting. This is for sure one of those reads that leaves you with a greater understanding of the time period (e.g. 1890s) as a whole, and puts into context the overlap of inventions, important figures, and other legendary events.
If you like historical fiction or non-fiction, true crime, or well written books, I recommend this read.
Moderate: Abortion, Murder, Blood, Animal death, Violence, and Death
Minor: Medical content, Misogyny, Child abuse, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Racism, and Sexism
camilleion's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Infidelity, and Classism
Minor: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Abandonment, and Mental illness
headachesince03's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Alcohol, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Racism, Terminal illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Murder
aromarrie's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Murder, Child death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Classism, and Body horror
reddeddy's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Child abuse, Gore, Child death, Death, Drug use, Body horror, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Terminal illness, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Classism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Gun violence
smkelly1997's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Torture, Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Infidelity, Abandonment, Classism, Murder, Child death, Chronic illness, and Colonisation
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Dementia